New virus warning.

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 10:41

Just recieved this in an email and guessed it best to pass it on just in case there was something in it. I never open attachments that come through but there are some that may do.

Subject: Fw: Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on

THIS IS VERY SERIOUS, PLEASE SEND TO EVERYONE ON YOUR E-MAIL LIST!!

Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail,
AOL and so on.

This information arrived this morning,
Direct from both Microsoft and Norton

Please send it to everybody you know who has
access to the Internet.

You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled 'Mail Server
Report'

If you open either file, a message will appear on your screen saying:
'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.'

Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC,
And the person who sent it to you will gain access to your
name, e-mail and password.

This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon.
AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software's are
not capable of destroying it.

The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself
'life owner'.

PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL
TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, And ask them to
PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!

THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.

entwisi · 12-11-2008, 10:55

garbage....

usual spoof email which is viral in its own right in sucking up bandwidth and storage on mail servers.

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 10:58

I was kind of hoping this was the case Ian tbh I hate this kind of stuff and there is so much of it coming through these days you kind of get lost in the true and garbage.

Neil · 12-11-2008, 10:58

And why post a link that you don't know what it is?

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 11:02

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Originally Posted by Neil

And why post a link that you don't know what it is?

Neil i didnt mean to get the link but was too late to edit before i realised id got it.

entwisi · 12-11-2008, 11:04

Could I be so bold as to suggest that people leave warnings like this sort of things to a select number of the "techies"? After all its people like Neil, Andrewb, Roy, Mick, Studio25, myself and a few others that would actually know when there is something for you 'non techies' to worry about and let us warn you?

That way you can worry less about whats valid and not valid and more on enjoying Accyweb

emzy · 12-11-2008, 11:06

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Could I be so bold as to suggest that people leave warnings like this sort of things to a select number of the "techies"? After all its people like Neil, Andrewb, Roy, Mick, Studio25, myself and a few others that would actually know when there is something for you 'non techies' to worry about and let us warn you?

That way you can worry less about whats valid and not valid and more on enjoying Accyweb

This way we all know that if we get it we can ignore it, rather than you or others receiving loads of mails about the same thing we can all be advised at once that its fake

K-P · 12-11-2008, 11:11

look its common sense.. you see this and throw it away..

Quote:

Please send it to everybody you know who has
access to the Internet.

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 11:34

For gods sake I didnt put this on here to be attacked by you bloody know it alls

This was put on purely out of concern for others.
Weather you agree or not there are many who would show serious concern over this kind of thing and sadly dont have the pleasure of knowing good hearted techies. The link was an accident and hopefully no one would use it and maybe one of our mods could edit it

wish Id not bothered now.
Accyweb is supposed to be a friendly forum not somewhere to be attacked for trying to do the right thing

K-P · 12-11-2008, 12:18

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Originally Posted by cherokee

For gods sake I didnt put this on here to be attacked by you bloody know it alls

is this by PM or something... cant see anyone attacking you in here...

however your name calling is noted thanks

MargaretR · 12-11-2008, 12:35

Go easy on the lass - she is a bad way at the mo - reacting to a yellow fever vaccine.

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 12:39

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Originally Posted by K-P

is this by PM or something... cant see anyone attacking you in here...

however your name calling is noted thanks

ok

emzy · 12-11-2008, 13:24

She was trying to warn others, I know there are many many spoof's going around but you can never be too sure and she was just trying to pass a warning onto the rest of us incase it was genuine.

Thank you for the warning, eventhough it was not genuine at least we all know now incase it happens to turn up in with our emails

cherokee · 12-11-2008, 14:56

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Originally Posted by emzy

She was trying to warn others, I know there are many many spoof's going around but you can never be too sure and she was just trying to pass a warning onto the rest of us incase it was genuine.

Thank you for the warning, eventhough it was not genuine at least we all know now incase it happens to turn up in with our emails

No Problem emzy Just glad someone has had enough intelligence to see that I didnt put this on here to cause uproar or start a slanging match, and Im not going to be drawn into one either. But it is typical of what accyweb is becoming these days. Talk about folk jumping on the bandwagon

Margaret thanks for your concern but Im fully recovered now from my slight vaccine setback

onlyme · 12-11-2008, 15:36

Yet again, another case of someone trying to be helpful, getting jumped on from all angles.

And then people wonder why no one posts anymore